Sacre Coeur to the the George Pompidou

Bonjour again!

As you can see, it was another blue sky day in Paris. Perfect for a day we set aside to cover several areas in the city. We headed to Montmartre first thing this morning. Most people go to see the church...but it is also adjacent to the fabric district which I live for.

This time the silks were unreal. I had a very hard time picking some pieces. I did find some classic Provencal cottons which will be for our kitchen table. I need to bring a little France into our sunny kitchen at home. After the fabrics, we walked the artist district...but I'll show you some of those images later.

This is my favorite dessert in Paris.
I had it with lunch today.
It was to celebrate my successful fabric buying trip...and the restraint I exerci$ed.

We dashed back to the apartment and then headed out to the Modern Art Museum - the G. Pompidou. This building is considered the ugliest in Paris...but somehow it works for the art it showcases. The key exhibits are Kandinsky and Calder right now. They were both beautifully shown. A real privilege to see so much of their work in one spot.

It was pretty warm today. In fact, I might say it was HOT especially if you stepped out onto the museum's rooftop restaurant. Not an inch of shade. I was a little worried that I would melt like the Wicked Witch of the East so I opted out of a snack here. To be truthful...I have been wanting to go to this restaurant (named "Georges") since Carrie in Sex and the City went here during her Paris series.
I didn't realize there was an "inside."

Sweet Mother of Pearl!

Look how stunning the inside is.

Oh. And is that air conditioning I feel?

No one would come in! The French love the sun.

We had the place all to ourselves.

I could not decide where to sit. There is a pink, yellow, white and orange section.

In the end though, Marie just had to set her bags down. A smoothie was ordered and enjoyed.

Another fantastic outing for us in Paris.